"Shadowfax" - Jeremy's 15th Anv. Trans Am

[zeeman]

Yeah, swapping transes by yourself, on the floor.....mmmmmm....Ive had better times.

[Jdseibe]

Well I reached into each of the converters and spun them.. The lower stall one spins freely and the higher stall is very hard to turn.. So I decided to just stick with the one I know is good haha.

I got the trans up and under the car.. Its currently on a jack and propped up into place.. I was having a heck of a time lining it up.. Frustrated the crap out of me.. Almost need two sets of hands down there..

I'm gonna give it another shot either tomorrow or Saturday.. Getting closer!! Sorry [MENTION=1993]Darren[/MENTION] haha

[zeeman]

If you want the higher stall, flip it over a 5 gal bucket and drain it. Dump a couple quarts into it snd drain it again to rinse it out. Then prefill it before you put it in. Either way its almost stock stall so it may not even be a perceptable difference in opperation. If you suspect that there is contamination or debris in that converter , its not worth risking....unless you enjoy fighting with transmissions.

[Jdseibe]

Haha thanks [MENTION=1993]Darren[/MENTION] .. Time has not been on my side lately.. But I do plan on getting the trans in today.. It'll have to wait until its not raining for me to drive it though haha

[Darren]

I keep checking this tread and thinking is that DAMN TRANS IN YET! Come one man get her in there I want to see if this thing moves on its own power. I am super jealous of the car, you must have a better in with Scott then I do

Good luck, nice work! I offer no help other then some motivation!

[Jdseibe]

Ok.. so.. I am probably going to put the trans in tonight.. but have a question..

I now currently have 2 torque converters and was wondering what everyone's thoughts are on which one I should use.. the one that came out of the bad trans (which I don't know any history of this torque converter or if its any good) the stampings on the converter show 4842HS and from what I gather is this is about a 2k stall. so it looks to be a bit of an upgrade over stock.. and the torque converter that was in my old trans is.. well.. a stock truck converter.. which I believe is a stall of 1400.. but I DO know that this converter is ok..

the car is a stock HO 305 and isn't crazy powerful.. so I was thinking that a bit higher of stall might make it a little more fun.. but at the same time not sure if I should risk it considering I don't know the history of it. any way to test the converter while its out of the car? what are everyones thoughts? I don't want to buy a new converter considering this engine/trans combo is only temporary until the LSx/T-56 swap

[TylerT/AZ28]

woooo

[Jdseibe]

Swapped in the new shaft and seal.. New filter and gasket and buttoned it all up! So hopefully in the next couple of days I'll be putting the trans back in!

[Jdseibe]

Old shift selector shaft:



New shift selector shaft:


Just got the new trans filter and shaft seal in the mail.. Now time to out the trans back together!

[Jdseibe]

I just wanted to stop in and throw some random things @ you before I forget to. The first is, in case no one ever told you. Never use silicone on a transmission pan. As far as your 5.3 build goes, with the ls intake you will either need to modify the hose connection on top of the truckwater pump or use an ls style water pump and spacers. Truck accessories are spaced further out than ls. The throttle on an ls throttle body will hit the upper hose spout on the truck water pump. This all comes into play when you are buying alternator brackets and such. All 3 styles are different corvette, truck and ls.

Thanks haha.. yea I plan on putting my trans back in the right way. I am replacing the gaskets and torquing the pan to spec. the guy before me was just lazy and globbed a bunch on there.

I originally planned on using the 5.3 accessories but have recently decided I'll just replace with fbody ones. I found a guy who is gonna sell me a complete setup for $275 off an lS1 Fbody engine.. I just sold my truck setup for $200 so not too bad.

[zeeman]

I'm using a truck pump, truck trottle body, and LS1 intake on the 1960 Impala. Just need to slightly adjust the neck.

Oh? The truck TB ,throttle must be higher than an ls. My ls sits @ .33 throttle with the truck manifold ,due to contact. I didnt recieve the truck TB with my engine so I cant try it out.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I'm using a truck pump, truck trottle body, and LS1 intake on the 1960 Impala. Just need to slightly adjust the neck.

[zeeman]

I just wanted to stop in and throw some random things @ you before I forget to. The first is, in case no one ever told you. Never use silicone on a transmission pan. As far as your 5.3 build goes, with the ls intake you will either need to modify the hose connection on top of the truckwater pump or use an ls style water pump and spacers. Truck accessories are spaced further out than ls. The throttle on an ls throttle body will hit the upper hose spout on the truck water pump. This all comes into play when you are buying alternator brackets and such. All 3 styles are different corvette, truck and ls.

[Jdseibe]

So this car for the most part is super solid and haven't seen anything that looks too rusty.. but I DID see on the underbody that someone didn't know how to jack a car properly and smashed up some over the underside.. I'll snap a few pics of it later tonight when I get back under there. also I think I know what it isn't rusty.. the whole underbody of the car is coated in oil and grime haha!

[Jdseibe]

Where did you stop in at? My buddy's grandparents own a shop on monroe st just past downtown. He has a thirdgen lol

it was Doug's on Detroit ave.